Wednesday's top 5 headlines: what you should know

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Theresa May was installed as Britain's new prime minister Wednesday just as the U.K. heads towards an exit from the European Union. David Cameron had been expected to remain in office for another two months, but Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom unexpectedly pulled out of the race Monday. British hostage John Cantlie appears in a new ISIS video distributed online Tuesday. Filmed by a drone, Cantlie criticizes the bombing of the University of Mosul behind him, which he describes as the most prestigious and oldest in all of Iraq. Donald Trump’s new poll numbers have crept up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The latest Quinnipiac University polls, released today, show Trump leading in Florida and Pennsylvania and tied in Ohio. Pokemon Go became the most popular game in the U.S. history this year within 24 hours and with about 21 million daily active users at its peak. Now it seems it will surpass even Snapchat. Forbes reported Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has taken home a whopping $64.5 million since June 2015 landing at No. 19 on its list of the world's 100 highest paid stars list The Rock beat out top funnyman Kevin Hart as the later was labeled a comedian allowing Johnson to nab the highest paid actor title.